BSF Conducts ‘Borderman Marathon’ in Amritsar | Chandigarh News – Times of India



BSF Conducts ‘Borderman Marathon’ in Amritsar | Chandigarh News – Times of India

Amritsar: Border Security Force (BSF), Punjab Frontier, organised ‘Borderman Marathon 2024’ on the theme ‘Hand-in-hand with border population’ here on Sunday. The marathon was flagged off by Nitin Agrawal, director general (DG), BSF at Golden Gate at 5.30am.
A BSF spokesperson said a large number of professional and amateur runners from across the country, including personnel from CPF, Army, Punjab Police, and civilians above 18 years took part in the event, which conducted full marathon (42.195km), half marathon (21.097km) and 10km race. tnn

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